- Frank Elliott
Frank Louis Dumbell Elliott CB (1874–
26 March 1939 ) was an Assistant Commissioner of theLondon Metropolitan Police from 1914 to 1931.Elliott was the son of Sir Charles Elliott, former
Lieutenant-Governor ofBengal . His mother was Irish. He was educated atHarrow School from 1888 and won a scholarship toTrinity College, Cambridge in 1892, obtaining a first class degree inClassics in 1896. In 1898, he joined theHome Office . In 1899, he married Mabel Murray; they had a daughter and a son (who became asolicitor ).He rose through the ranks of the Home Office and was appointed an Assistant Secretary in 1913. During this time, he served as private secretary to both Thomas Cochrane (1903–1905) and
Herbert Samuel (1905–1908) when they were Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State at the Home Office. In 1911, he was appointed secretary of theIsle of Man Constitution Committee . An early motorist, from 1908 to 1913 he served as aLieutenant in theArmy Motor Reserve of Officers . He was also an enthusiastic mountaineer and member of theAlpine Club .On
11 March 1914 , Elliott was appointed Assistant Commissioner "A" of the Metropolitan Police, in charge of administration and uniformed policing. In 1918, he was appointed Assistant Commissioner "B" and became solely responsible for traffic, which was becoming an increasing problem in London. He was appointed Companion of the Bath (CB) in the 1920 New Year Honours. [LondonGazette |issue=31712 |date=30 December 1919 |startpage=4 |supp=yes]On
6 November 1922 , Elliott and his colleague, Assistant CommissionerTrevor Bigham , were sent a box ofchocolate éclair s poisoned witharsenic . Luckily, they were suspicious and did not eat them, andWalter Tatam , who had a history of mental problems, was later found guilty of attemptedmurder .By 1931, Elliott's health had begun to fail (he was especially experiencing
heart problems) and he retired early.On
19 July 1932 , Elliott, by then living at Camp View, nearWimbledon Common , was appointed aJustice of the Peace forSurrey .Footnotes
References
*Obituary, "
The Times ",27 March 1939
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